British and French Hold Front as Fresh American Aid Arrives
Allied forces report strong American reinforcements on the Picardy front amid continued German pressure. French troops halt a German push north of the Ailette in the Lower Coucy forest region while British gains near the Somme and Bucquoy are noted, with heavy gas and artillery exchanges across northern France.
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Coney Forest
London
Picardy
Paris
Ailette
Coucy
War Office
Montdidier
Noyon
Somme
Berlin
Oise
Coneywood
General Headquarters
Coney-le-Chinteau
Cite St. Emilie
la Bassee Canal
Lens
Armentieres
Scarpe
Villers-Bretonneux
Hungard Wood
Arras
Bucquoy
Hangard Wood
Deimuin
Dutch Minister Goes Home for Health Leave
Dr. August Philips, a Netherlands minister, has obtained a leave of absence and will sail for Holland soon. Officials cite poor health as the reason for his relief, and the departure is unrelated to Dutch ship requisitions by the United States and Great Britain.
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August Philips
Washington
Netherlands
Holland
Rear Admiral John D. Ford Dies at 78
Rear Admiral John D. Ford U S N retired died in Baltimore Maryland at the age of seventy eight years obituary note and service record implied by the announcement
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J. 0. Ford
Baltimore
John D. Ford
Allies Hold Steady as Allied Forces Rush to France
American, French and British reserves are pouring into France at an accelerated pace. The British military attache reports the Amiens front weakening the German drive with the Allies gaining the upper hand. German claims of victories are dismissed as valueless while Allies strengthen positions north of Albert and near Montdidier as pressure near Amiens remains but a few miles away from the railway.
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Teuton
Washington
France
Picardy
Crowell
Amiens
Somme
Albert
Montdidier
Paris
Palestine
Jordan
Hedjaz
Plierremande
American aeroplane reportedly lands after transatlantic flight
London reports a rumored last night landing of an American aeroplane flying nonstop from New York with twelve passengers. Authorities did not confirm the claim. Paris notes French troops moved to prepared positions south of the Oise amid continued artillery fighting. German artillery activity increases on the British front near Labasse canal south of Armentierres.
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London
New York
Paris
Oise
Couuncey
Labasse
Notable mobilization boosts for allied forces
Each day improves the allies position as they resist with growing reserves. The reserves, already considerable, are swelling with fresh contingents from their own armies and that of the United States.
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United States
Senate Clash Over War Loyalty Bill As Hardwick Defends Record
In a heated Senate session April with Sergeant at Arms present, Senator Poindexter pressed Georgia Democrat Hardwick over the US stance on Germany and loyalty law. Hardwick defended his wartime record, while Cummins urged restraint as amendments narrowed the bill to avoid punishing legitimate criticism and targeted only obscene or contemptuous language toward the nation.
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Washington
Sherman
Tlineis
Senate
Poindexter
Hardwick
Georgia
United States
Germany
Plaidwick
Mr. Poindexter
Mr. Hardwick
Higgins
Cummins
Iowa
McAdoo Requires Guard Against Error in Third Liberty Loan Figures
Secretary McAdoo telegraphed from Richmond that no subscription figures will be released for several days to avoid inaccurate data and overestimation. Officials say daily federal reserve reports will follow once plans mature and local committees may announce officially filed subscriptions. The risk of duplication and watering by banks subscribing on behalf of multiple parties is cited as a danger to loan credibility.
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Washington
McAdoo
Richmond
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Banke
Treasury Department
Block German Raids Go Over the Top Near Toul
On the Toul front northwest of Toul German raids failed when American infantry rushed from trenches to drive attackers from first line into supporting trenches. Artillery fire followed and silenced two enemy batteries as the United States Army repelled the assault.
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France
Toul
No Arrests in Lynch Case: Inquest Adjourned to Wednesday
The inquiry into the death of Robert Paul Prager, the enemy alien lynched in Collinsville, was adjourned until Wednesday with no arrests expected until after the inquest. First Assistant Attorney General W. K. Trautmann said hearings may not finish before Friday. The inquest, held behind closed doors, heard officers describe mob scenes around City Hall and Mayor Siegel recounts opening the hall door to show Prager was not inside.
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Collinsville
Robert Paul Prager
W. KB. Trautmann
Prager
Siegel
Italian commander greets U S troops in northern Italy
General Diaz the Italian commander in chief issues an order of the day welcoming American troops to the western front and citing Secretary Baker's recent visit as proof of allied unity.
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Diaz
Italy
Baker
Aeong
Japanese Reinforcements Reported at Vladivostok
British and Japanese forces landed at Vladivostok to guard the British consulate and railway area. Japan sent 250 additional troops after 50 sailors were ashore, with earlier Friday arrivals. Russian Bolshevik authorities and Moscow friction complicate official U.S. explanations amid regional tensions.
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Washington
Windivostok
Siberian
State Department
Japan
Vladivostok
Me Adoo Delivers Four Liberty Bond Addresses in Philadelphia
Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo spoke four times Saturday in Philadelphia opening the Liberty bond campaign in the Federal Reserve district. He declared the soul of America uplifted and urged citizens to perform their duty with courage as a central celebration of patriotic spirit.
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Philadelphia
America
Secretary of the Treasury
Me Adoo
Federal Reserve District
German Army Near Kharkov Advances Under Siege
Moscow reports a state of siege proclaimed for Kharkov capital of Kharkov province as German forces push toward the city. Concurrent dispatches note German troops moving from the Aland Islands across the Baltic toward Abo in Finland. The Finnish council of commissaries has traveled to Viborg.
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Moscow
Sege
Kharkov
Ukraine
Petrograd
Aland Islands
Iee
Gulf of Bothnia
Finland
Finnish Council of Commissaries
Viborg
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